Detective Chronicles

Chapter 7

M A V E N

Nagising ako at naramdaman ko ang hapdi sa pulso ko. Anong nangyari? Inilibot ko ang mata ko at puri puti lang ang nakita ko, ospital? Sinubukan kong umupo nang biglang bumukas ang pintuan ng kwarto

"Maven!" tawag ni Riley at agad na dumalo sakin "Ayos ka lang ba? Anong masakit sayo?"

"What happened?" I asked

"You were kidnapped! We are so worried! Tapos makikita ka pa ni Zeus na ganyan ang kalagayan sa isang sementeryo! We were worried sick!"

"I'm sorry, where are the others?"

"Umuwi si Zeus sa apartment. Si Kiana naman ay kakauwi lang sa bahay nila. And your Mom... well" he licked her lower lip and looked away

"Let me guess, she heard what happened and just shrugged it off? No need to sugarcoat it"

"Maven.."

"It's fine. I'm already used to it"

Simula naman pagkabata ganyan na ang trato niya sakin, so why bother asking a for change? Lagi siyang busy sa trabaho kaya ngayon we are freaking rich, but lacks family bond. Mula nang mawala si Dad ganyan na ang naging buhay namin. I was so young when my dad disappear, we never found him since then kaya hindi ko rin siya matandaan pero I know for a fact that Mom love him the most and maybe that is the way  she coped up with the thought that Da is gone for good.

Bumuntong hininga si Riley.

"Do you remember anything about what happened? I'm sorry, I know its hard for you but we need statement for the investigation"

"I- I don't know. All I know is that we are in a graveyard and.." Pinikit ko ang mata ko para alalahanin ang nangyari kanina. " I saw a man"

"A man? What does he look like?"

"I don't know, Riley. Nakamaskara siya t-tapos.." I shiver at the thought of the man in the graveyard. His deep baritone voice and his piercing eyes. And then the feeling of the cold knife in ny skin. Nanginig ang katawan ko sa takot at tila napansin 'yon ni Riley kaya naman dali-dali niya akong niyakap para pakalmahin.

"Shh. It's okay, just tell me when you're ready"

"Ley, maybe we should just stop. H-he warned me t-to stop meddling with his business"

"Shh shhh, you're safe here. We'll take care of it"

"No, Riley! Hindi mo naiintindihan! All the cases we solved it is connected to that, grim reaper! He told me! He ordered to stop! W-we need to stop. He'll kill us, Ley. P-please.." I said as I drown to sleep when a nurse injected a sedative because I am panicking already.

R I L E Y

Pinagmasdan ko ang pagpungay ng mata ni Maven bago siya makatulog muli. Ayoko man na gawin sakanya 'to pero kailangan, lalo na ngayon at siya ang pinupuntirya ng taong kinabangga namin dahil sa club na ito.

Binalaan ko na siya dati na mahirap itong pinapasok namin, pero wala eh matigas ang ulo niya.

Lumabas ako ng kwarto at nakita ko si Zeus na palakad lakad sa hallway.

"Zeus" tawag ko sa kanya ngunit mukhang malalim ang iniisip niya habang pabalik balik sa paglalalad kaya hindi niya ako napansin

"A girl said that Kiana is into this. Merong dalawang lalaki na nahuli ang mga pulis. Graveyard, why graveyard? A black feather was found in the crime scene. Bakit may letter B sa pulso ni Maven?"- mahinang bulung-bulong ni Zeus na akala mo naman ay hindi ko naririnig kaya naman tinapik ko na siya dahilan para mapatingin siya sakin. "Hey"

"Bumalik tayo sa crime scene para makapagimbestiga"

"But we can't leave Maven alone, she's in danger"

"Magpapadala ng bodyguards ang Mommy ni Maven kaya wala kang dapat ipagalala. Mabuti na rin na nandito siya sa hospital para hindi siya makisali-sali sa pagiimbestiga natin"

"Yes, yes you're right. Let's go back"

Sakay ang kotse ko, bumalik kami sa sementeryo na hindi nalalayo sa hospital. Agad na kumunot ang noo ko nang isipin ng mabuti 'yon.

"So, you also find it odd huh? Why keep a short distance between the crime scene and the hospital if they plan to kill Maven? And why not shoot Maven to kill her for good?"

Yes that is very odd, that prove us the theory we've made

"The man behind this don't want to kill Maven, but to warn us. He wants us to not meddle with his business, and what business thay maybe?"

Agad na pumasok sa isip ko ang mga sinabi ni Maven kanina sa hospital, pati na rin ang mga kasong nahawakan namin mula nang magsimula ang club namin dalawang taon na ang nakakalipas. Oh sh*t. We are facing a very tall wall right now.

"The legendary black swan made his appearance, asking us to catch him. " sabi ni Zeus at pinakita ang isang itim na balahibo na ilang beses na namin nakikita sa mga crime scene na hinahawakan namin.